baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2541240-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for communications management
Inventor: PETER NOBLE HUDSON
IPC: H04B17/373
Filed: 2015-08-13
Abstract: Apparatus and method for generating connectivity data in respect of a communications system of a moving platform, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the communications system effecting wireless data communication between the platform and another node by means of a supported communications link in accordance with a communications plan. The apparatus identifies 700 a message or set of messages required to be transmitted from or received by the moving platform, identifies available transmitters and/or receivers for wireless transmission and/or reception of the message or set of messages and, for each identified transmitter and/or receiver, determines 702 a transmitter and/or receiver metric in respect of a specified attitude or orientation derived from a predicted trajectory of the moving platform. The apparatus defines 704 a connectivity metric for the specified attitude or orientation based on the transmitter and/or receiver metrics, the connectivity metric representative of a quality of an associated communications link for effecting transmission or reception by the platform in respect of the specified attitude or orientation.
Patent GB-2557866-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for machining a thin-walled component
Inventor: ZUNMIN GENG
IPC: B23Q3/08
Filed: 2015-10-19
Abstract: A dynamic damping device for machining a thin-walled component 10 is disclosed. Beneath the component is a support platform 12 and between the platform and the component is an attenuator 14 which maybe in the form of a porous damping medium. A negative pressure source exerts a negative pressure on the interface between the component and the attenuator, indicated by arrows A. The effect of the negative pressure is to allow the ambient air pressure to push the component firmly against the attenuator. The pores of the attenuator act as Helmholtz resonators to dampen vibration in the component during machining. Helmholtz resonators including apertures of differing or varying diameters and/or depths may be provided. Damping may be provided by a fluid or liquid moving or swinging through or in an aperture in the resonator.
Patent GB-2529788-A (GB)
Title: Control mechanism based on timing information
Inventor: MAKIPAA JANI
IPC: H03K5/13
Filed: 2014-06-17
Abstract: A system operated on a logic circuit (77) clocked by a clock (7) comprising timing violation detection means (1), timing violation correction means (2), time violation frequency obtaining means (3), thresholding means (4) adapted to check if an average frequency of occurrence of timing violations is outside a range, and controlling means (5) adapted to control at least one of a clock frequency, a processing, a heat generation, a bias voltage, a current, and a temperature (6) in a way to bring the average frequency of occurrence of timing violations into the range if the average frequency of occurrence of timing violations is outside the range.
Patent GB-2547948-A (GB)
Title: Method of operating an internal combustion engine, exhaust aspirator for an internal combustion engine, and an internal combustion engine
Inventor: DAVID PATRICK JONES
IPC: F02M27/02
Filed: 2016-03-04
Abstract: A method of operating an i.c. engine includes: combusting primary fuel and primary air in a combustion chamber 11; exhausting the combustion products to an exhaust system 24; introducing secondary air into the exhaust system 24; and mechanically acting on the secondary air and the combustion products in the exhaust system in the presence of a catalyst to produce an oxidising agent, eg molecular oxygen produced by a steam reforming reaction. The secondary air may be introduced using an aspirator 26 having a valve (35, fig.2) which opens and closes sharply so that the secondary air is introduced in strong pulses which produces pulse waves to act mechanically on the secondary air and the combustion products. The valve (35, fig.2) may comprise a disc (40) biassed against a seat (36) by a weak spring (41). The aspirator 26 may be connected to the exhaust manifold 23 by a tube 32 made of, or lined with, catalytic material, eg copper, cerium, platinum or rhodium. The aspirator 26 may be located at the location of maximum amplitude of the pressure waves, eg determined using an ultrasonic probe.
Patent GB-2542468-A (GB)
Title: Coldplate with integrated DC link capacitor for cooling thereof
Inventor: JOHN N TOPOLEWSKI
IPC: H05K7/20
Filed: 2016-07-15
Abstract: A coldplate 12 and inverter 14 device and assembly 10 for an electric vehicle, the coldplate 12 comprising a coldplate member 22 with a pocket 28 to receive and surround a DC link capacitor 18. The coldplate 12 may comprise a second member (Figure 2, 24) joined to the first 22 to receive a fluid to cool the DC link capacitor 18. The coldplate 12 may comprise a potting material to surround the DC link capacitor 18. The pocket 28 may have a height and shape corresponding to the DC link capacitor 18 wherein the floor of the pocket 28 is on the side of a member 22, 24 and the walls extend from the floor. The DC link capacitor 18 may be a naked DC link capacitor and may comprise a stack of film capacitors (Figure 2, 20) wherein the potting material surrounds the film capacitors (Figure 2, 20).
Patent GB-2552833-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for applying a layer of material to a leading edge of a wind turbine blade
Inventor: KIM SYLVESTER NIELSEN
IPC: B05C5/02
Filed: 2016-08-12
Abstract: Apparatus 120 for applying a layer of material to a leading edge 10 of a wind turbine blade 12. The apparatus comprises a flexible substrate (126, see fig 2b) capable of supporting a layer of material 50. The flexible substrate is reconfigurable between a presentation configuration in which a part of the layer of material contacts the leading edge to define an initial area of contact, and a transfer configuration in which the flexible substrate, and thereby the layer of material, is wrapped around, and adopts the contours of, at least a part of the leading edge (See figs 11 and 12). The flexible substrate may be a concave surface when the apparatus is in the presentation configuration. Also, the apparatus may comprise supports 122 in the form of rotatable bodies (129) so that the device may switch between configurations. Finally, the rotatable bodies may be eccentrically mounted on a pivot axis 130.
Patent GB-2553562-A (GB)
Title: Robotic window-cleaning system and safety cord system therfor
Inventor: SHAI ABRAMSON
IPC: B65H75/44
Filed: 2016-09-08
Abstract: A safety cord system for a window cleaning robot, the system comprises an anchor component 20, a cord 30 and a cord handling unit 10. The anchor component 20 is configured so as to be coupled to the window 1000 itself or to a location adjacent the window (e.g. on a wall adjacent the window) thereby anchoring the system in place. The cord handling unit 10 is coupled to one of the anchor component 20 and the robot 1 and includes a spool (40, fig 2) and a braking mechanism (50, 60, fig 2). The spool (40, fig 2) automatically rotates about a winding axis A in a winding direction, the cord 30 thereby being wound around the spool (40, fig 2). A first end of the cord is secured to the spool (40, fig 2), with the cord 30 extending from this first end to a second end, which is configured to be secured to the other of the anchor 20 and the robot 1. The braking mechanism (50, 60 fig 2) is configured to halt the unwinding of the cord 30 from the spool (40, fig 2), thereby halting the robot's 1 fall from the window 1000 and is activated when the angular velocity of the spool (40, fig 2) exceeds a certain threshold.
Patent GB-2539839-A (GB)
Title: Wireless IC device, clip-shaped RFID tag, and article having RFID tag
Inventor: KUNIHIRO KOMAKI
IPC: H01Q1/22
Filed: 2015-04-21
Abstract: A columnar body (20) is formed by covering a metal body with an insulating film. A loop-shaped antenna conductor (12) is provided on the upper surface of the columnar body (20) via an insulating base (18). The loop surface of the antenna conductor (12) is substantially parallel to the upper surface of the columnar body (20). On the lower surface of a RFIC element (14), two terminal electrodes are provided. The RFIC element (14) is mounted on the antenna conductor (12) such that the two terminal electrodes are connected to both ends (1201, 1202) of the antenna conductor (12), respectively. One end (1601) of the connecting conductor (16) is connected to the vicinity of one end (1201) of the antenna conductor (12), and the other end (1602) of the connecting conductor (16) is connected to the upper surface of the columnar body (20).
Patent GB-2545316-A (GB)
Title: Using personal RF signature for enhanced authentication metric
Inventor: Joel D Diaz
IPC: G07C9/00
Filed: 2016-10-27
Abstract: A method for verifying identity includes associating with a person, one or more ID signals 108 emitted by a personal device 110 etc. The method includes detecting one or more ID signals, and confirming the identity of the person in response to both verifying identity based upon identifying credentials 122 from the person, and verifying that one or more of the detected ID signals are associated with the person. If the ID signals do not match the person and alert or warning could be issued. If verification is successful the method could grant entry, enable a financial transaction or open a lock. The ID signals may be transmitted from any of a vehicle, a key fob, an electronic device attached to the person, an access card, a portable electronic device. The credentials could include: a keypad entry; a retina scan; a scan of a fingerprint; a scan from a magnetic stripe reader; an image of the person. Independent claims are also included for an apparatus and system.
Patent GB-2549162-A (GB)
Title: Speakerphone configuration for conferencing
Inventor: Steven Houtchens
IPC: H04M9/08
Filed: 2016-12-22
Abstract: A device (e.g. speakerphone for audio and/or video conferencing) that includes a cavity underneath where cable ports (e.g. first port 413, second port 414) are arranged. The arrangement of the cable ports are such that when e.g. a power plug is installed into second port 414, the first port 413 (e.g. RJ45 / telecommunication port) is blocked, and vice versa. In addition, the port arrangement allows cables to attach to opposite walls in the cavity such that cables run parallel to each other within the cavity. The disclosed speakerphone may be daisy-chained together and function as a single unit. Therefore a speakerphone may function as either a master unit, a mid unit, or an end unit in a string of speakerphones depending on how the speakerphone is wired. The port arrangement in the cavity increases ease for setup and daisy-chaining of multiple speakerphone units. Aspects include a device comprising a speaker, microphone and housing including a top face including a plurality of input buttons; at least one side wall including one or more lights and a bottom face including the cavity. Further aspects include second RJ45 port 416 on third wall 406 and micro-USB port 412 on first wall 402.
Patent GB-2553013-A (GB)
Title: Vacuum cleaner
Inventor: ALEXANDER ANTHONY DENNY BASSETT
IPC: A47L9/28
Filed: 2017-02-27
Abstract: A vacuum cleaner comprises an upright body 10 pivotally connected at its lower end to a wheeled floor-engaging head 20 having a suction mouth 13 on its underside. A motor and fan unit 11 draw air into the cleaner from the suction mouth 13 into a dirt and dust separation unit 12 located in the body 10. A displaceable actuator 18 can be used to set the height of the suction mouth 13 relative to a floor surface being cleaned, wherein displacement of the actuator 18 further selectively reduces the speed of rotation of the fan by the motor 11 as the height of the suction mouth relative to the floor surface being cleaned is reduced. Similarly the speed of rotation of the fan is increased as the height of the suction mouth in increased relative to the floor surface.
Patent GB-2545840-A (GB)
Title: Locating mutiple wellbores
Inventor: BURKAY DONDERICI
IPC: G01V3/26
Filed: 2014-12-30
Abstract: Methods and systems are described that can be used for locating conductive bodies such as wellbore casing or piping disposed below the earth's surface. An electrical current can be excited in a conductive body in each wellbore in a given area to produce a magnetic field, and the magnetic field can be detected by a ranging tool. Location and current parameters can be determined for an estimated number of wellbores producing non-negligible contributions to the magnetic field, and the estimated number of wellbores can be adjusted until the number of contributing wellbores is determined. Location solutions can be returned for each of the contributing wellbores, and the location solutions can be employed to facilitate exploration of drilling applications such as well avoidance, well intersection and/or steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) steering operations.
Patent GB-2562211-A (GB)
Title: Actuator assembly
Inventor: Jason Duthie
IPC: E21B34/14
Filed: 2017-05-02
Abstract: An oil or gas well actuator assembly 1 comprising: a fixed member 10 having an axis; an actuating member 30 being moveable axially with respect to the fixed member; a plurality of open-ended recesses on one of the fixed member and the actuating member wherein each recess at least partially houses a canted coil spring 40a-d; a radially extending shoulder 31 on the other of the actuating member and the fixed member adapted to engage a canted coil spring within a recess; a support member 50 adapted to cover open ends of the recesses and being moveable axially into different axial positions with respect to the recesses to uncover open ends of different recesses in the different axial positions of the support member. The actuator assembly being in a valve and a method of actuating a tool in a well is also claimed. Covering the open end of a recess may be resist changes in configuration of the canted springs and a configuration change permitted by uncovering the recesses
Patent GB-2565275-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to letter-plates
Inventor: DAVID JENNINGS
IPC: A47G29/126
Filed: 2017-07-26
Abstract: A letter-plate 1 comprises a frame 14, a sleeve 9 and a first flap 7. The frame is fitted around an aperture 5 on an exterior side of a door 4. The sleeve defines an inlet 10 and an outlet 11 on exterior and interior sides respectively of the letter-plate and, in use, lines the interior of the aperture. The sleeve is also arranged at an oblique angle to a vertical plane of the door and thereby to the frame. The first flap is pivotally mounted to cover the outlet of the sleeve on the interior side of the letter-plate. Pivotal movement of the flap relative to the sleeve is restricted by at least one stay 34 connected between the flap and a component 36 of the letter-plate in order to control the maximum angle to which the flap can pivot relative to the outlet of the sleeve. The pivotal movement of the first flap may be restricted by at least one pair of stays, a first stay of each pair being pivotally mounted and defining a slot along which a projecting portion of a second stay of each pair slides when the first flap is opened and closed.
Patent GB-2565808-A (GB)
Title: Trap
Inventor: DARRYL ELLIOT
IPC: A01M23/24
Filed: 2017-08-23
Abstract: A trap 1 for small animals comprising a chassis 2 with a treadle plate 8 connected via a hinge 5 to a first edge 9b of a spring loadable strike arm 6, where the second edge of the strike arm is held away from the treadle plate by releasable engagement with a first end 16 of a trigger arm 14, and the strike arm is biased by a spring to close onto the treadle plate. The weight of a small animal depressing the treadle pate about the hinge releases the trigger arm to pivot upwards to release the strike arm to close. There may be an internal baffle [38, figure 2] part way along the treadle plate in the direction parallel to the hinge, and extending across the treadle plate from the hinge edge towards an opposite and distal second edge, where the strike arm is provided with a passage through which the internal baffle passes in use of the trap.
Patent GB-2555221-A (GB)
Title: Water depth detection for vehicle navigation
Inventor: MOHANNAD HAKEEM
IPC: G08G1/0967
Filed: 2017-09-06
Abstract: A method of determining a current and projected water depth for road segments of and around a current route to a destination, and determining an alternate route if the projected water depth exceeds a first threshold. Risk levels may be assigned to the road segments based on the projected water depth and the ground clearance of the vehicle, and the route with the road segments with lower risk levels selected. The risk levels may be adjusted based on weather data from a weather station adjacent one of the road segments, or weather drone measuring the water depth of one of the road segments. The current and projected water levels may be based on weather data and historical flood data received from an external server. The weather data may include current and expected rainfall, whilst the historical data may include previous water depth measurements and historical locations of vehicles abandoned due to flooding. Also, a vehicle comprising memory and a processor to carry out the method.
Patent GB-2560214-A (GB)
Title: Double-chamber pouch for dyeing human hair
Inventor: UDO ERKENS
IPC: A61Q5/10
Filed: 2017-10-11
Abstract: A cosmetic product for dyeing keratin fibres comprising at least two preparations (A) and (B), which are packaged in a water-soluble film separately from one another wherein (A) comprises hydrated sodium silicate in an amount from about 20-80 wt% in relation to the total weight of preparation (A) and at least one colorant from the group of oxidation dye precursors and substantive dyes and preparation (B) comprises at least one member from the group of percarbamide, percarbonates and perborates in a total amount of from about 0.5-97 wt % in relation to the total weight of preparation (B).The product may be prepared as a two-chamber bag comprising preparations (A) and (B) in the two chambers. The hydrated sodium silicate has a molar ratio Na2O:SiO2 of from about 1:2 to 1:3. Product (A) may comprise p-toluylenediamine, resorcinol and/or m-aminophenol. The water soluble film may comprise at least 60 wt % of a polymer mixture having a multimodal molecular weight distribution. A method for dyeing keratin fibres using said product in which a mixture for use is prepared by placing the preparations (A) and (B) packaged in water-soluble film in water in order to dissolve the water-soluble films.
Patent GB-2569325-A (GB)
Title: Ear examination apparatus
Inventor: Daniel Stuart Elson
IPC: A61B1/227
Filed: 2017-12-13
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a handle 2 a speculum mount 3, a smartphone mount 8 and a spacing element 7. The spacing element is configured to maintain an optical separation distance between the speculum mount and the smartphone mount. The apparatus also comprises optical paths for the smartphone’s camera and light source and optical elements (figure 5) to focus the image and/or direct the light. The optical element may be configured to provide dual images to the smartphone’s camera. In use the apparatus enables a clear view of the ear canal while allowing access of a micro-suction tool to be inserted into the ear canal. A cannula grip and guide for the micro-suction tool is also disclosed.
Patent GB-2569959-A (GB)
Title: Decoding image data at a display device
Inventor: PAUL JAMES
IPC: H04N19/436
Filed: 2018-01-03
Abstract: Receiving image data of a source frame from a host device, the image data comprising a plurality of streams of blocks, each block 402 comprising encoded image data for a portion of the input frame. A set of first blocks associated with a first stream of blocks are selected and passed to a first decoder 108. A set of second blocks associated with a second stream of blocks are selected and passed to a second decoder 110. The first decoder decodes the first blocks of the first stream and outputs decoded image data for the first blocks to a shared memory to form a first part of a decoded frame. The second decoder decodes the second blocks of the second stream and outputs the decoded image data for the second blocks to the shared memory to form a second part of the decoded frame. The decoded frame is then output to a display. Preferably the blocks in a given stream are non-contiguous in one or both of the vertical and horizontal directions, such as a checkerboard arrangements. An encoding method is also claimed. In embodiments the decoding is done at a virtual reality headset display and parallel decoding reduces latency.
Patent GB-2559885-A (GB)
Title: Wind detection systems and methods
Inventor: SCOTT VINCENT MYERS
IPC: G01P5/00
Filed: 2018-01-24
Abstract: A vehicle-mounted sensor is used to identify airborne particles 312. If airborne particles are identified in the received data, the method determines a wind speed and a wind direction based on movement of the airborne particles 312 and determines a best action to avoid or mitigate the impact of the wind. In another embodiment, map data associated with the vehicles current geographic location and weather data associated with said current geographic location may be used or combined with data from the airborne particle sensors, in order to determine the wind condition near the vehicle. A LIDAR, radar and/or camera may be used to identify dirt, vegetation, trash and small objects and data may be shared with nearby vehicles, to ensure audible or visual driving instructions are given, to reduce the speed of vehicle, park near natural windbrakes or position the vehicle to face the wind.
Patent GB-2556011-A (GB)
Title: Equipment for gas turbine output increasing and efficiency improvement
Inventor: MAREK OTEVREL
IPC: F02C6/04
Filed: 2015-08-31
Abstract: The equipment for increase of output and improvement of efficiency of a gas turbine includes a primary compressor (101) with an impeller for input medium compressing, a combustion chamber (102) for heating the compressed input media and a primary gas turbine (103) with an impeller driven by combustion gases from the combustion chamber (102) and power-connected with the impeller of the primary compressor (101), whereas for heating of the compressed input medium the combustion chamber (102} is provided with an inlet of a fuel mixture from a secondary system (1) for preparation of the fuel mixture by mixing of the fuel with an oxidiser, whereas according to the invention the secondary system (1) includes a secondary gas generator (4) with an inlet (41) of the compressed fuel, with an inlet (42) of the compressed oxidizer and with an outlet (43) of the partly combusted fuel mixture connected with an inlet of a secondary gas turbine (3), whereas the outlet of the secondary gas turbine (3) is connected with the combustion chamber (.102) of the primary gas turbine (103) and the shaft (31) of the secondary gas turbine (3) is power-connected with an equipment (2, 8, 22, 23, 24) for energy consumption. With advantage the shaft (31) of the secondary gas turbine (3) is power-connected with a shaft (21) of an upstream primary compressor (2) for compression of the input medium, the outlet of which is connected with inlet of the primary compressor (101) or with the shaft (221) of the secondary compressor (22) for compressing of the oxidiser, while the inlet of the secondary compressor (22) is connected with the outlet of the primary compressor (101) and the outlet of the secondary compressor (22) is connected with the inlet (42) of compressed oxidiser into the secondary gas generator (4).